The Sword Named No Way Out

Yu Chirui stepped on the ground with one foot, and his whole body fell rapidly. At the very moment, he wanted to pull the palace, but he didn't pull his sleeves. He fell in the strong wind for half a meal, bang!

The soles of his feet suddenly touched the ground, causing his eyes to turn black. After a long while, he finally got up from the ground in a dizzy state.

I saw a long torrential river rushing by, coming from one end of the blood-gray horizon, and whistling towards the other end, without seeing the beginning and the end. A large number of jackdaws on the banks on both sides were startled, and they flew across the sky densely amidst their croaking and screaming, and gradually disappeared into the distance.

"The deceased crossed the Nai River on February 7th, and thousands of teams crossed the river." Gong Wei's voice came from behind, saying: "This is the Santu River. Walk along the river bank for two days. After Xu Bai wakes up, we can return to the world."

When Yu Chirui turned his head, he saw Xu Shuangce's eyes were closed, his face was calm, and his head rested on Gong Wei's lap.

The clear and bright light on Xu Shuangce's body has not completely disappeared, it is the relationship between the three souls and seven souls that the godhead is merging into. I don't know if it's an illusion, but his outline seems to be deeper and clearer than before, even when he is still asleep, there is a faint awe-inspiring aura that makes people dare not approach easily.

That should be the divinity that is gradually recovering.

Yu Chirui stepped forward and sat cross-legged opposite Gong Wei, all the events that happened one after another were buzzing in his mind, and he couldn't figure it out for a long time, so he suddenly stretched out his index finger and poked Xu Shuangce's face hard.

"..." Gong Wei said, "He will wake up if you do this."

The eyes of the two of them focused on Xu Shuangce's face together, and they saw that God Dongtian was breathing slowly and his chest was heaving, showing no sign of waking up.

Yu Chirui said firmly: "No." Then he reached out and poked again.

Gong Wei said: "It's very dangerous for you to do this, who knows if he's pretending to sleep..." Before he finished speaking, Yu Chi Rui poked firmly for the third time.

Gong Wei couldn't take it anymore, so she also stuck out her finger and poked Xu Shuangce's other half of the face. The two went back and forth for three or four rounds. Suddenly Xu Shuangce raised his eyelashes and raised his hand. It happened that Gong Wei didn't have time to retract his fingers and was held in the palm of his hand.

"..." Xu Shuangce opened his eyes slightly, but his eyes were still distracted, and his voice was muffled and low: "Gong Wei?"

Yu Chirui quickly put his hands behind his back, expressionless, looking at the sword solemnly.

Xu Shuangce closed his eyes, then opened them again. Resurrecting from the dead made him very confused. He couldn't tell where he was, and even couldn't see the outline of Gong Wei. After a while, he instinctively curled the corners of his lips: "...Okay. You're still alive."

Gong Wei whispered, "Yes. You are alive too."

Xu Shuangce nodded, closed his eyes, and fell into a drowsy sleep.

Apart from the rushing river, there was no sound in the vast wilderness. Yu Chirui and Gong Wei swallowed at the same time for a long while, and finally turned their eyes away from the face of the **** of the East.

"I don't know what's going on on the ground now." Yu Chirui suddenly said, "Yuan Ju is still on the ground."

Mentioning this, the hearts of both of them sank, and they were speechless for a moment. Yu Chirui looked up at the direction where Xuan Jinghe sent them out just now, and couldn't help asking: "How can I kill Ghost Prince?"

Gong Wei shook his head slowly: "The ghost prince is the evil side of the human heart. Good and evil are fluid and conserved in this world, so the ghost prince will never die. The best result is to seal him completely into the deepest part of the underworld. In the realm of chaos, he uses his divine power to support the operation of Onigaki, but he himself can no longer wander in the world."

Yu Chirui nodded thoughtfully, and asked again: "Then what will happen to Ying Kai?"

"..."

The Santu River roared past, and tall, slender trees with strange branches grew on the bank, with twisted and pointed branches trying to reach the blood-gray sky.

After a long silence, Gong Wei finally opened his mouth and said in a low voice: "Actually, I have a kind of responsibility for Kai. Many years ago, when he was still mentally ill, I was the one who attracted the attention of Prince Ghost."

Yu Chirui: "Huh?"

Gong Wei sat cross-legged on the high river bank, looked at the gray fog on the vast river, took a deep and heavy breath for a long time, and said: "This matter must start tens of thousands of years ago... At that time, I Not long after he was born, his mind is still very young, he is very ignorant of the world, and his growth rate is much slower than that of Qu Xi."

Yu Chirui frowned and said seriously: "Why?"

"what?"

"Why are you much slower than Ghost Prince?"

"..." Gong Wei blinked his eyes and said: "Longevity, good and evil are like this. Human nature is born with ignorance and evil. It doesn't need education or guidance. The primitive cruelty is engraved in everyone's life from birth. Instinct. But kindness can only be acquired, the same is true for knowing etiquette when you have enough food and clothing, and knowing honor and disgrace when you have enough food and clothing.”

Yu Chirui rested his chin on one hand, and after thinking for a while, he seemed to have gained something, and nodded "huh".

"The gods in the upper heavens are divided into two types. One is formed by the heaven and the earth, far away in the void, and exists forever. To them, the human world is just a drop of water in the three thousand worlds, and the reproduction and extinction of human beings are just one The process of dripping water from falling to drying up; the other is that mortals are promoted to immortals and gods, which is also a respected status, but it cannot last forever with the world. When it reaches a certain level, it will return to all things, wandering in emptiness, and leave the heaven forever. .”

"Because of the vastness and coldness of the upper heaven, I often transform into the lively world to play, trying to figure out and observe the various behaviors of the world."

Gong Wei paused, as if he was falling into some kind of long memory, and said softly: "It was nine thousand years ago, once I was wandering in Qingqiu by chance, and I met a group of foxes, and I was listening to them complaining to me. Fierce and poor food, at this time I suddenly bumped into two young monks. The foxes fled in all directions, and the first time I saw them when I turned around, I knew that their fates were very unusual, and they were fates that could ascend in the future .”

Yu Chirui couldn't help asking: "Ying Kai and Xu Shuangce?"

"Yes, that was their first life as mortals, the very beginning." Gong Wei's lips curled up slightly: "I still remember the first time I saw Xu Bai, he was so good-looking, It's just... it's really a bit fierce, and it still lifts my tail backwards."

"Ow—"

The little fox in mid-air turned around and opened its mouth to bite its wrist, but the young cultivator was even more quick-sighted, grabbed the back of its neck and lifted it up, instantly restraining the little fox from front to back. The four eyes are facing each other.

"Shuang Ce, what's the matter?" A clear and gentle voice came from behind, and then another young monk stepped forward and asked in surprise, "Little fox?"

The young Xu Shuangce was not as lofty and intimidating as he was later. He was born with cold facial features, deep and handsome eyebrows, and the corners of his eyebrows were slightly raised. His eyes were always sharp and merciless, and he looked at the little fox in front of him without saying a word. cub.

Gong Wei was so carried by him that he could only curl up his limbs, wanted to transform into a human form, but felt that it was too troublesome to explain, and was hesitating whether to disappear and run away, when suddenly he felt that the force of pulling his tail loosened, and Xu Shuangce held his neck with one hand , into the bosom.

"It's a fox demon." Xu Shuangce said coldly, "Bring it back to the Cangyang Sect to make a mattress."

"..." Ying Kai couldn't help but lose his voice, "That... Shuang Ce, although every monster must be eliminated, but it is just a small fox, I think it's better to forget it?"

Xu Shuangce said: "How can you let evildoers do harm to the world." He didn't say much, holding the bewildered little fox firmly in one hand, he went straight forward.

Ying Chenyuan and Xu Shuangce came from the same sect, they were about the same age, and they both worshiped under the largest Cangyang sect in the world. However, Ying Chenyuan has outstanding talent and impeccable conduct. He is the heir who was picked into the inner sect since he was a child; Xu Shuangce is also outstanding in talent.

The little fox Gong Wei was carried all the way back to the sect, just as he stepped in, Xu Shuang and Kai were both found by the sect master.

"This time the two of you went down the mountain to eliminate the demon. Although you have killed the man-eating Qingqiu demon fox, the people at the foot of the mountain are quite critical. Do you know why?"

The suzerain and several Dazhengs were all lined up in the hall, and the two teenagers held their breaths and stood with their hands down, Ying Kai said cautiously: "I don't know."

Xu Shuangce said, "I don't want to know."

The suzerain was displeased: "Xu Bai!"

Xu Shuangce's eyes were born with a look of staring at everything: "The nine-tailed fox hides in the deep mountains, feeds on ginseng, and never goes out to disturb others. The villagers dig ginseng all over the mountains to sell it for money. The Nine-Tailed Fox was extinct, but was still not greedy enough, so he smoked the Nine-Tailed Fox's lair with smoke and fire, trying to force it out, so that he could venture into the cave to dig out the ginseng it hid in the den. Only then did a few villagers gobble it up. From this point of view, it is clear that the nine-tailed fox is the victim, why did the villagers go up the mountain crying and begging me to get rid of the demon?"

The suzerain said angrily: "According to what you say, the villagers have committed a heinous crime. It's time to apologize to the man-eating fox?"

"Not really."

"Why?!"

Xu Shuangce said: "Those villagers are greedy for digging ginseng because of the severe drought and no harvest, but the excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes have not been reduced in the slightest, so that they can't eat enough and take risks. Therefore, the villagers are not seeking wealth, but survival. Burning the fox cave is justifiable."

"..." The suzerain gritted his teeth and asked: "In your opinion, what we monks should do is not to kill the demon fox, but to fly to the capital with a sword and kill the emperor who imposed heavy taxes?"

"Not at all."

"And why?!"

All the real people shook their heads or frowned, and Ying Kai was already winking to Xu Shuangce to stop talking, but Xu Shuangce still had no fear on his face: "Excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes have not been reduced, because the imperial court is fighting with the barbarians in the north, and it has reached the final moment of victory." If the battle is defeated at this time, the whole territory will be retreated immediately, and the slaughter of the city will be imminent. At that time, the mountains of corpses, the sea of ​​blood, and the bones will be scorched for thousands of miles, wouldn't it be more murderous?"

The suzerain laughed angrily, and said: "I guess you have to say next time, the barbarians in the north are also justifiable, because of the drought, the cattle and sheep died of thirst, so they had to go south to invade and plunder money and food, and it is logical to ignite the flames of war." .yes?"

Xu Shuangce said steadily, "Exactly."

Everyone in the hall whispered to each other, judging from Ying Kai's expression, he probably wanted to plop down on his knees and beg Xu Shuangce to shut up.

The suzerain slammed the case: "Full of sophistry! According to you, what else can I wait for the monks to do, close the door and pretend not to see it?!"

Xu Shuangce said frankly: "Yes, that demon fox knew that he had committed a murder, and had originally planned to escape to the deep mountains and old forests to hide for the rest of his life. The cause and effect here has become a closed loop, so this disciple feels that he should not interfere in this matter at all."

The humming and discussion in the hall had disappeared, only a slight gasp could be heard.

The suzerain probably got too angry and calmed down instead. He stared at Xu Shuangce and said word by word: "It's understandable that you have different ideas, but you have to know that if you just stand by and watch everything, you are destined to not accumulate any merits and virtues in your journey of cultivating immortals. If you can’t ascend, then what is the purpose of your hard work all your life?”

Gong Wei had been hiding in Xu Shuangce's robe the whole time, lying on her front paws and ears pricked up to listen to their swords and swords. When she heard this, she smiled slightly, thinking that the Suzerain was also a good-hearted person, so she said everything clearly.

But I heard Xu Shuangce say: "Master, disciples don't just stand by and watch everything, but the cause and effect in this world must go with the flow, and I can't tamper with it on my own. As for the ascension, let him go. I cultivate immortals. Cultivate yourself and have a clear conscience, even if ghosts and gods do nothing to me?"

"..."

The suzerain inhaled, exhaled, and after repeating several times, finally bang! The palm shook the teacup on the table.

"Nonsense, don't talk anymore!" The suzerain scolded angrily, "Go back to your room and ground your feet, don't use these words to mislead your brothers and sisters!"

Ying Kai frantically gestures behind him, which means hurry up and go away.

Xu Shuangce leaned over neatly and saluted: "Disciple leave." Then he turned around and walked out, the movement was too big and Gong Wei in his robe missed him, slipped down to the ground, and fell to the ground with a "slap!" on the ground.

"Wait?" The suzerain opened his eyes wide in astonishment: "What is this?"

Gong Wei immediately grabbed Xu Shuangce's trousers and jumped back under the skirt of his robe like lightning, only to hear Xu Shuangce say "Oh" calmly, and said: "The demon fox cub. Cut the weeds and roots, and take them back to make a mattress."

Sovereign: "You—"

Without waiting for the angry reprimand from below, Xu Shuangce stepped over the threshold and disappeared in an instant.

"How can you talk so nonsense!" "Let's see how he regrets it in a few years!" "Young and frivolous, really young and frivolous..."

As soon as Xu Shuangce left, there were discussions in the hall. Ying Kai stood with his head bowed, not daring to make a sound, and finally heard the suzerain sigh heavily, and said with hatred, "You can't learn from him!"

Ying Kai cautiously asked: "I haven't asked the teacher to respect...Why do the villagers at the foot of the mountain complain about us? We obviously gave them all the money we have."

As soon as the suzerain was mentioned, anger surged up again, and he said coldly: "The villagers wanted to sell the skin of the nine-tailed fox for money, so they asked Xu Bai if it was possible. He will not go down the mountain to take care of revenge, he can only suggest to move immediately after picking up."

Ying Kai: "..."

The corners of Ying Kai's mouth twitched, and the suzerain said angrily, "You're still laughing! You are the heir of my majestic Cangyang sect, so you must not imitate his reluctance!"

Ying Kai hurriedly said solemnly: "Master is right."

"How many people look at you, how many people regard you as a benchmark, how important is the reputation of a gentleman! If you are as generous as Xu Bai, how will the world think of you? How will they think of me, Cangyangzong? Note Any bad comments about you are directly related to the face of the Cangyang Sect and even the Taoist sect!"

Ying Kai has heard these words thousands of times since he was a child. At first, he was not without doubts in his heart, but after many years, it has become a deep-rooted awareness, and he said with shame: "Disciple understands."

It is normal to have at least one apprentice. The suzerain sighed, and gave him a earnest warning. After checking the progress of his practice, he finally waved him off.

Ying Kai gave a deep salute, walked backwards to the door, then turned around and stepped out of the threshold lightly.

At that time, he was still an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy, gentle and elegant, humble and polite, and he never made a mistake. The many young disciples who went down to the outer sect, and the real masters who went up to the inner hall, whoever saw it could not help but secretly praise and comfort.

Except for the wisp of Yuanshen left by Gong Wei in mid-air, no one saw that after Ying Kai exited the door and turned around, he looked at the direction Xu Shuangce left just now and sighed softly and enviously for a long time.

Sure enough, Xu Shuangce went back to the house and began to ground his feet that day.

He is probably used to confinement, he should read and sleep, and he doesn't feel any discomfort at all. Gong Wei liked the faint scent of white sandalwood on his body very much, so she slept on his lap all the time. When it was late at night, it was time for Xu Shuangce to rest, and he used magic to summon a plate of braised chicken from nowhere, and asked, "Would you like to eat?"

Gong Wei was alert from the moment he smelled the braised chicken, his eyes were bigger than copper bells, and he nodded quickly when he heard the words, saying that he can eat, eat, eat.

So Xu Shuangce put the little fox on his lap, tore a chicken leg into strips with his hands, and fed them one by one. It wasn't until the little fox's stomach bulged out of eating that he wiped off his face and two front paws with a silk scarf dipped in water, hugged him to the pillow, and tied a string around Xiaomao's neck to the head of the bed.

The inexplicable Gong Wei: "..."

"Don't go out and hurt people." Xu Shuangce turned off the lights with a flick of his sleeves, and said calmly, "Go to sleep."

Gong Wei: "..."

If you come here, you will be safe, since you have eaten other people's braised chicken, don't worry about it so much.

Gong Wei has a good personality and became interested in this young monk named Xu Bai. He felt that even if he left at this time, he had nothing to do, so he simply fell asleep on the pillow, brushing Xu Shuangce's nose with his furry tail from time to time.

Until the dead of night, suddenly the window was pushed open silently, Gong Wei immediately opened his eyes and looked vigilantly.

I saw a figure leaping lightly through the open window, landing without making any sound, it turned out to be Ying Kai!

"Hush—" One person and one fox met each other's eyes, Ying Kai immediately raised his index finger as if silent, tiptoed to the side of the bed, cast a sleeping spell on Xu Shuangce, then stared at the thin rope with frowns, and said softly to himself Said to himself: "How can you kill to make a mattress?"

Gong Wei wanted to nod when he heard the words, yes, the fur of this little fox has not grown up at all, how can it be used as a mattress?

However, before he had time to express his opinion, Ying Kai pinched his mouth and said in a low voice: "If you don't want to die, don't scream, understand?"

"..." Gong Wei nodded with her mouth pinched.

"You are not allowed to hurt people when you go out, and you are not allowed to eat people in the future, do you understand?"

Miyagi nodded again.

Ying Kai was satisfied now, and cut the string carefully, and was about to pick up the little fox and slip away, when suddenly Xu Shuangce turned over, and the palm of his hand fell down in mid-air, firmly and firmly. The back of the little fox!

Ying Kai: "..."

Gong Wei: "..."

Xu Shuangce opened his eyes and said calmly, "Why did you take my mattress?"

The two looked at each other, and the young Ying Kai's expression was as if struck by lightning.

"...you can't use such a small fox as a mattress!" After a long while, Ying Kai finally squeezed out a voice through his teeth, although he stuttered a bit because he was caught, "It's so small, it can't do harm to people, why bother?" Cut the weeds and root them out!"

Xu Shuangce said: "Ying Chenyuan, you actually opened the window in the middle of the night."

Ying Kai stammered even more immediately: "Although, although it is said that every monster must be eliminated, why, why bother to kill innocent people indiscriminately, it is wrong for you to do this!"

Xu Shuangce asked: "Does Master know that you are looking through the window in the middle of the night?"

"..." Ying Kai grabbed the little fox's two front paws and did not let go: "Don't say any more, I must release it, and you clearly said that you shouldn't kill that big nine-tailed fox! Just let me go!" open…"

Xu Shuangce tightly held the little fox's hind paws: "What would Master think if he found out that you jumped through the window in the middle of the night?"

"Xu Shuangce!"

Gong Wei couldn't stand being pulled back and forth. Just as she was about to transform into a human form, her soul suddenly moved and she sensed something. Immediately afterwards, there seemed to be a strange fragrance of Bana flowers in the void, and a familiar, deep and lazy voice Ringing from the ear:

"I asked why the divine light is so prosperous on this mountain. It turns out that you found two fates that can ascend."

Gong Weiyi turned his head, no one could see him in the dark night, Qu Xie was sitting in mid-air with a smile, one leg randomly crossed over the other, looking back and forth between Xu Shuangce and Ying Kai with interested eyes.

"What's the situation, do you choose one of the two?" The Ghost Prince held his chin meaningfully, and smiled: "Let me guess, which one of them does Tiandao, who represents goodwill and order, prefer?"

The author has something to say:

Memories will last for several chapters, and some details that were only described sideways but not directly explained before are clearly explained. After the end of the memoir chapters, it will be a decisive battle in the world~